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Dear all,Below you will find the new issue of the Bretton Woods Update
now available in PDF and HTML versions at
http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/update.Among the topics covered are
World Bank efforts to produce a human rights strategy, 'rebranding'
structural adjustment, and critiques of Bank methods to count the poor.

More details, plus links, below. Bretton Woods Update 29, July/August
2002 Bank declaration of human rights
The World Bank president has asked his staff to prepare a human rights
strategy, ending a long-standing aversion to engaging in the debate. But
how far can the Bank go when its board and legal staff are urging
extreme caution?
http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/social/s29hr.html

Counting the poor: do the poor count?
Researchers give a scathing account of both the World Bank's poverty
numbers and claims that its aid goes to countries with 'good' policies
and institutions.
http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/governance/g2904countpoor.html

Rebranding Adjustment: the World Bank and 'development support lending'
The World Bank has issued a discussion paper for consultation before
revising its operational directive on adjustment lending. Concerns over
changes to the ceiling on policy-based lending and a shift towards less
mandatory directives, as well as the conultation process itself, have
been raised by NGOs.
http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/adjustment/a2905rebranding.html

IMF chides former WB Chief Economist
At the launch of the new book of former WB Chief Economist Joseph
Stiglitz, Globalization and Its Discontents, IMF Director of Research,
Ken Rogoff lashes out.
http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/reform/r2906stiglitz.html

Bank's pledge to fight corruption put to test
Allegations of corruption made against Bank-backed projects in Lesotho,
Uganda and Kenya have raised questions about the Bank's recent
anti-corruption crusade. A report from Mozambique complains that the
Bank is rewarding "good performance" by allowing corruption.
http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/governance/g2912corrupt.html

IMF boss grilled by British MPs
On 4 July, IMF chief Horst Köhler gave evidence to the Treasury Select
Committee of the UK parliament. MPs asked hard-hitting questions about
IMF governance, poverty and social impact analysis, responsibility for
the Malawi famine, trade and lending quotas.
http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/governance/g2913treasimf.html

This is a selection of stories in the July/August 2002 issue of the
Update. For a full Update 29 contents listing see:
http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/update/29/index.html

The fully formatted PDF version of the Update can be downloaded at:
http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/update/29/bwupdt29.pdf

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The Bretton Woods Project
Critical Voices on the IMF and the World Bank
Hamlyn House, Macdonald Road
London, N19 5PG, UK
Tel: +44-20-7561-7546
Fax: +44-20-7263-7599

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Dear all,Below
you will find the new issue of the Bretton Woods Update now available in
PDF and HTML versions at <a href="http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/update">http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/update</a>.Among
the topics covered are World Bank efforts to produce a human rights strategy,
'rebranding' structural adjustment, and critiques of Bank methods to count
the poor.&nbsp;
 More details, plus links, below.&nbsp;Bretton
Woods Update 29, July/August 2002&nbsp;Bank
declaration of human rights
 The World Bank
president has asked his staff to prepare a human rights strategy, ending
a long-standing aversion to engaging in the debate. But how far can the
Bank go when its board and legal staff are urging extreme caution?
 <a href="http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/social/s29hr.html">http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/social/s29hr.html</a>
Counting the
poor: do the poor count?
 Researchers
give a scathing account of both the World Bank's poverty numbers and claims
that its aid goes to countries with 'good' policies and institutions.
 <a href="http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/governance/g2904countpoor.html">http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/governance/g2904countpoor.html</a>
Rebranding Adjustment:
the World Bank and 'development support lending'
 The World Bank
has issued a discussion paper for consultation before revising its operational
directive on adjustment lending. Concerns over changes to the ceiling on
policy-based lending and a shift towards less mandatory directives, as
well as the conultation process itself, have been raised by NGOs.
 <a href="http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/adjustment/a2905rebranding.html">http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/adjustment/a2905rebranding.html</a>
IMF chides former
WB Chief Economist
 At the launch
of the new book of former WB Chief Economist Joseph Stiglitz, Globalization
and Its Discontents, IMF Director of Research, Ken Rogoff lashes out.
 <a href="http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/reform/r2906stiglitz.html">http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/reform/r2906stiglitz.html</a>
Bank's pledge
to fight corruption put to test
 Allegations
of corruption made against Bank-backed projects in Lesotho, Uganda and
Kenya have raised questions about the Bank's recent anti-corruption crusade.
A report from Mozambique complains that the Bank is rewarding "good performance"
by allowing corruption.
 <a href="http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/governance/g2912corrupt.html">http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/governance/g2912corrupt.html</a>
IMF boss grilled
by British MPs
 On 4 July, IMF
chief Horst K&ouml;hler gave evidence to the Treasury Select Committee
of the UK parliament. MPs asked hard-hitting questions about IMF governance,
poverty and social impact analysis, responsibility for the Malawi famine,
trade and lending quotas.
 <a href="http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/governance/g2913treasimf.html">http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/governance/g2913treasimf.html</a>
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This is a selection
of stories in the July/August 2002 issue of the Update. For a full Update
29 contents listing see:
 <a href="http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/update/29/index.html">http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/update/29/index.html</a>
The fully formatted
PDF version of the Update can be downloaded at:
 <a href="http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/update/29/bwupdt29.pdf">http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/update/29/bwupdt29.pdf</a>
*****
 The Bretton
Woods Project
 Critical Voices
on the IMF and the World Bank
 Hamlyn House,
Macdonald Road
 London, N19
5PG, UK
 Tel: +44-20-7561-7546
 Fax: +44-20-7263-7599
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